Some classic questions of any religion are: Who will go to heaven? Who does God love? Who do we welcome or reject? Who should we pray for? The Christians in Ephesus, where Timothy was a pastor and receiving instruction from the Apostle Paul, wondered similar things. Specifically, they wondered what kind of people they should pray for. Only Christians? Only Jews who had become Christians? Only those in their church? In this section of 1 Timothy, Paul begins instructing the church on how to live. In I Timothy 2:1-7, Paul instructs the church on who to pray for and why. In short, Paul teaches that they should pray for “all people.”

All people should be prayed for because God desires all people to be saved and Jesus gave himself as a ransom for all. “All” is a key word in this passage. Paul wanted Timothy to teach the Ephesians that every kind of person in Ephesus and all people in the world are important to God. No one is excluded. No one is beyond God’s love. No one is disqualified from accepting God’s grace. All people are loved by God and offered salvation in Jesus. The only requirement is faith in Jesus for everyone on the planet.

This Sunday we will hear from God. God speaks through His word, through prayer, and through worship. Let us gather and worship God!

We are gathering outside for September and October. Bring a lawn chair and a heart ready to worship!

“First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people.” - I Timothy 2:1


- Pastor Curt

Please take note of ways to gather for Sunday Service at The Rock:

1) We are meeting outside at Manhattan Beach Pre-School for our Sunday Service at 4:30 pm.

2) We will also be live on Facebook Live. CLICK HERE at 4:30 Sunday afternoon.

3) Finally we will provide a video link to the sermon on our website.

Theological Word of The Week:

universalism

The (false) doctrine that all people will ultimately be saved.

Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology

Upcoming Events

Children's Ministry

Children can join Cameron every Sunday for Bible time during the service. They will go through the Bible story by story.

Sermon Topic - September 22

I Timothy: Access to the apostle

“God Loves all people”

I timothy 2:1-7